A MOTORIST was critically injured when his car was in collision with a minibus in Leamington at the weekend.

The man, who is believed to be in his late 20s, was taken to Coventry’s University Hospital with serious head, chest and pelvic injuries following the crash on the B4455 Fosse Way, in the early hours of Sunday.

Two ambulances, fire crews and a rapid response vehicle were called to the accident shortly before 4.40am.

The driver of the car was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Three men from the minibus – a man in his 40s and two men in their 20s – were treated at the scene for multiple minor injuries.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival at the scene, crews found a car and a minibus that had been in a significant collision.

“The driver of the car, a man believed to be in his late 20s, suffered serious head, chest and pelvic injuries.”